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- ♪ THE SNOWFLAKES ARE FALLING ♪

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♪ THE YULETIDES ARE CALLING ♪

♪ SOME REINDEERS WERE SPOTTED IN FLIGHT ♪

♪ THE MISTLETOE'S HANGING

♪ EVERYBODY'S MAKING PLANS FOR THIS WONDERFUL NIGHT ♪

♪

♪ THE SNOWFLAKES ARE DRIFTING ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN THINKING

♪ WHAT TO DO TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT ♪

- NO.

- ♪ HEY, SANTA

- HEY, CHRISTINE.

YOU OKAY?

I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING THIS TOGETHER.

- OH, GABBY, I'M SORRY.

I WAS THINKING.

- YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT LATELY.

YOU'RE NOT FEELING HOLIDAY CHEERFUL?

- OF COURSE I AM.

WHAT KIND OF AN ELF WOULD I BE IF I WASN'T?

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT, WHAT IF THERE'S MORE?

- MORE OF WHAT?

- LIKE, IN THE REAL WORLD. WHAT'S IT LIKE?

- WE HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE UNIVERSE,

MAKING EVERY GOOD BOY AND GIRL HAPPY.

IT'S ALWAYS CHRISTMAS.

- [laughs]

- ♪ HEY, SANTA

♪

♪ HEY, SANTA

♪

♪ HEY, SANTA

♪

♪ HEY, SANTA

♪

♪ HEY, SANTA

- GUYS, LET'S GO. HONEY.

- COME ON, KIDS.

- BE RIGHT THERE.

- COME ON, WILL. ALLY, LET'S GO.

- COMING.

- HURRY, KIDS. WE GOTTA GET BACK TO THE STORE.

- ONE, TWO, THREE. THAT'S IT.

- YEAH? OKAY. - YEAH? GOOD? GREAT, ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. - GUYS, COME ON.

- WAIT, MOM. - OKAY, COME ON.

- MOM. - WHAT?

- NOW, BE CAREFUL. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE TREE.

- OH, YEAH. - MOM.

- OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE ARE-- - MOM, CAN'T WE KEEP IT?

- YEAH, IT'S GOING TO COME BACK ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

WE'RE GOING TO DECORATE IT ALL TOGETHER, LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.

- YEAH, WILL.

THE ANNUAL VANCAMP ONE DAY OF CHRISTMAS.

- DON'T START, PLEASE. OKAY?

OKAY, COME ON. LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

THE TREE HAS GOT TO GET BACK TO THE STORE

IN ONE PIECE, PLEASE. - IT'S AT THE STORE, OKAY?

I'M SENDING IT OVERNIGHT, OKAY?

- CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

- YEAH, IT'LL BE THERE. - HONEY, I CANNOT FIND THE KEYS.

DO YOU HAVE THE KEYS? - I GOT 'EM, I GOT 'EM.

THAT'S MY WIFE. - ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

- YEAH, THANKS, MAN. ALL RIGHT.

- WOW, TAKING THEM OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD BE GOING IN,

THE VANCAMP CHRISTMAS TRADITION.

- HA HA.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL AT THE CURB, VERY CAREFUL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING THE KIDS FOR ME.

- YEAH, NO, OF COURSE. IT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MRS. GIBBS?

- SHE WENT HOME FOR THREE WEEKS

TO GO SEE HER FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS,

AND I HAVEN'T HAD TWO SECONDS TO FIND A SITTER.

- HONEY, WE GOTTA GO.

- UNCLE DAVE! - [grunting]

- I GOTTA GO, I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE STORE.

THANKS AGAIN. - YEAH!

- BE GOOD, PLEASE, WILL.

- BYE. - LOVE YOU.

- ALL RIGHT. DRIVE SAFE. - BYE.

- HAVE SOME FUN... FOR ONCE.

- HO, HO.

- HOW'S MY FAVORITE NEPHEW?

- NOT GOOD.

- SIR, THIS JUST ARRIVED.

- THANKS.

[exhaling slowly]

GET CHRISTINE FOR ME.

- MM-HMM.

- [chuckles]

- SIR, CHRISTINE.

- YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, SANTA?

- I HAVE AN EMERGENCY CHRISTMAS WISH HERE

THAT NEEDS SOME PERSONAL ATTENTION,

AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD BE PERFECT.

IT'S A LITTLE BOY

WHOSE MOTHER AND FATHER HAVE LOST THEIR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

- NO.

- AND YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE REAL WORLD TO SOLVE IT.

- OH, SANTA. I WOULD LOVE THAT.

I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU.

- [laughs]

- I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GET TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH.

- I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH TOO.

SHOW ME THE PICTURES AGAIN, PLEASE.

SARA VANCAMP.

OWNER WITH HER HUSBAND OF HOLLY DAZE,

A CHRISTMAS STORE.

- I REALLY LIKE THAT NAME. IT'S CUTE.

- THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THE BUSINESS HAS BECOME,

THE LESS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SHE HAS.

- THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

- NEXT.

- HER HUSBAND. NO CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AT ALL.

- OH. - ALLY VANCAMP, 12.

LOSING HER CHRISTMAS SPIRIT MORE AND MORE EACH DAY.

- AT 12?

- THAT'S WHY SANTA'S SENDING ME.

NEXT.

WILL. HE'S EIGHT.

MR. CHRISTMAS. HE LOVES IT.

- MAYBE HE CAN HELP YOU. - NO.

NO ONE CAN KNOW WHY I'M THERE.

THERE ARE RULES.

- "RULES FOR ELVES ON ASSIGNMENT.

"ONE: YOU MAY NEVER REVEAL YOURSELF AS AN ELF.

"TWO: YOU MAY NEVER GET EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED

"WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

"THREE: THESE RULES ARE UNBENDING,

"AND YOU ARE SUBJECT TO

IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF BROKEN."

- THEY SEEM EASY ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

- OKAY.

- NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I HATE CHRISTMAS.

HONEY! - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

- I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP HERE.

- I'M SORRY I MISSED THE MAIN EVENT.

I JUST HEARD THE CRASH. EVERYTHING OKAY?

- NOT IF THESE ARE BROKEN, 'CAUSE WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE

TO ORDER ENOUGH IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

- THAT'S OKAY. - YEAH, WHERE IS NATALIE?

- OH, SHE CALLED IN SICK.

- WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME?

- I JUST DID.

- REALLY?

- THIS IS YOUR PURSE.

IN HERE, YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.

- COOKIES AND CANDY CANES. - [laughs]

THIS IS YOUR BOOK OF DEFINITIONS.

IF THEY TALK ABOUT

OR YOU SEE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

JUST ASK IT AND IT'LL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER.

[laughs]

AND HERE, YOU'LL FIND ANY MONEY YOU NEED.

- MONEY. [chuckles]

I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT.

- JUST OPEN YOUR WALLET,

AND IT'LL HAVE ALL THE MONEY YOU WANT.

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WEAR HUMAN CLOTHES.

NOW, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN HANDLED BY MRS. CLAUS.

BUT THE FEMALES WEAR VERY STRANGE SHOES.

ONE MORE THING...

[magical shimmering]

- [gasps]

- [laughs]

- OKAY, SANTA'S VILLAGE, HERE WE COME.

- THANKS FOR BRINGING ME, UNCLE DAVID.

- OF COURSE.

ALTHOUGH YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

- CHRISTMAS.

I SENT A LETTER TO SANTA, BUT HE NEVER RESPONDED.

- I'M SURE, ONCE WE SEE SANTA, HE CAN HELP.

[Angels We Have Heard on High playing]

WHERE IS HE?

♪

- YOUR HUMAN NAME IS CHRISTINE PRANCER.

- PRANCER?

- WELL, "CHRISTINE BLITZEN" SOUNDED FUNNY.

- [chuckles] - [laughs]

- NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN APARTMENT 310.

YOUR CAR IS PARKED IN STALL 14.

YOUR JOB INTERVIEW IS TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M.

- AND YOU ARRANGED FOR ME TO GET IT.

- I CAN PUT YOU THERE AND I CAN GIVE YOU THE TOOLS,

BUT IF I COULD JUST CONTROL EVERYTHING

AND MAKE PEOPLE HAVE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT,

THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS.

[chuckles]

YOU READY TO GO?

ALL RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.

[magical shimmering]

- [gasps]

[gasps]

HI.

- HI.

- THESE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

THIS WON'T DO.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

OH. AH.

[winces]

OOH.

[groans]

[faint chatter, Christmas music playing]

[bell chimes]

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HI. WELCOME TO HOLLY DAZE.

CAN I HELP YOU FIND ANYTHING?

- YOU'RE SARA VANCAMP.

- YES, I AM. - I'M CHRISTINE PRANCER.

WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

- WELL, YOU ARE RIGHT ON TIME, I LOVE THAT.

UM, THIS IS MY HUSBAND, SCOTT. HONEY?

- YEAH, YEAH. EXCUSE ME.

- THIS IS CHRISTINE. - OH, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

- NO, NO, NO. SHE'S HERE ABOUT THE NANNY JOB.

- OH, THE NANNY. OKAY.

WELL, LISTEN, I'M GOING TO BE LATE TONIGHT.

- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NICE MEETING YOU.

FOLKS, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING ME HERE AT THE STORE.

I JUST WANT TO GET SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY THINGS

OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE YOU MEET THE KIDS.

- WELL, I JUST LOVE YOUR STORE.

IT'S SO-- IT'S SO CHRISTMAS-Y.

- YEAH, IT IS.

IT IS IF YOU'RE NOT WALKING KNEECAP DEEP IN IT

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

UM, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE GO OVER HERE?

WE'LL BE A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THE WAY,

AND WE CAN TALK.

- OKAY.

- YOUR RESUME IS SO IMPRESSIVE.

SO DO YOU MIND TAKING THE KIDS TO THEIR ACTIVITIES?

IT'S MOSTLY DANCING AND BASKETBALL.

- OF COURSE. - OKAY, AND, UM,

DOING A LITTLE LIGHT HOUSEWORK AND COOKING FOR THE KIDS?

- WHATEVER I CAN DO TO HELP OUT.

- OKAY.

- HAVE YOU EVER ASKED SANTA FOR SOMETHING

THAT YOU DIDN'T GET?

- [laughs]

WELL, THAT'S-- THAT'S KIND OF A FUNNY QUESTION.

UM, YEAH, I MEAN, I-I SUPPOSE.

[magical shimmering]

IT'S A BABY JANIE DOLL.

- I KNOW! - [gasps]

OH, MY GOSH, THAT'S AMAZING!

THIS IS EXACTLY THE DOLL THAT I ASKED SANTA FOR

THAT I DIDN'T GET.

THAT'S CRAZY. HONEY!

- YEAH? - LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S A BABY JANIE DOLL.

- OKAY. - NO, THIS IS A CLASSIC.

ONE OF OUR VENDORS HAD TO HAVE LEFT HER BEHIND, I GUESS,

AND WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO, SO WE CAN ORDER MORE.

I'M TELLING YOU, THIS THING,

SHE'S GOING TO FLY OFF THE SHELVES.

- THAT'S GREAT. - WHAT, WHAT?

NO, NO, NO. IT'S--IT'S SPECIAL.

- OH, YEAH, SHE'S SPECIAL.

SHE'S ABOUT 75 BUCKS' WORTH OF SPECIAL,

SO LET'S MARK HER AT THAT

AND PUT HER OUT WITH THE OTHER DOLLS.

- WORKS FOR ME. THANKS.

- [laughs]

THAT'S SO GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THERE.

CAN YOU COME BY TONIGHT,

AT AROUND 6:00, TO MEET THE KIDS?

- THIS IS GOING TO BE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

- YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME OF YEAR,

I'M JUST GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING.

- GET OUT OF HERE. REALLY? - [laughs]

- YEAH, HEARD IT BEFORE.

- I APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING THE KIDS, THOUGH.

- OF COURSE. - OH, THIS IS PERFECT TIMING.

CHRISTINE, THIS IS MY LITTLE BROTHER, DAVE.

DAVE, THIS IS CHRISTINE.

SHE MIGHT END UP BEING OUR, UH, BABYSITTER,

AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BREAK.

- OH, OKAY. - MAYBE.

SHE HASN'T MET THE KIDS YET.

- WELL, CALL ME DAVE.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

- SO REMIND THEM THAT I WILL BE BY LATER

TO PICK THEM UP FOR THE TREE LIGHTING.

AND, UM, YOU CAN STILL COME, IF YOU WANT.

- I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

I CAN'T, I CAN'T.

- TONIGHT'S THE BIG TREE LIGHTING

IN SANTA'S VILLAGE, SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAG ALONG?

- MAYBE YOU WANT TO LET ME HAVE HER GO MEET THE KIDS.

- OKAY. - [laughs]

- WHERE ARE YOU FROM? - UP NORTH.

WAY UP NORTH.

- SEATTLE, RIGHT?

- SEATTLE.

[chuckles]

- OKAY. - HUH? OH, OKAY.

- WE WILL SEE YOU LATER.

- HEY, I'D TAKE A RAIN CHECK, THOUGH.

I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU AROUND.

- RAIN CHECK? - YEAH.

- OKAY. - YEAH.

OKAY.

BYE. [chuckles]

- COME ON IN. [laughs]

SO WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS RIGHT HERE IN THIS KITCHEN.

I USED TO DESIGN AND MAKE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, JUST FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

AND THEN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE STARTED TAKING ORDERS.

- YOU HANDMADE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS?

- YEAH, AND THEN IT TURNED INTO A FULL-TIME JOB.

- I DON'T SEE ANY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

- OH, WELL, YEAH, WE DON'T-- WE DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE.

- NOT ANYMORE?

BUT YOU USED TO MAKE THEM HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

- YEAH, IT WAS MOSTLY JUST ME AND ALLY, HERE AT THE TABLE.

WE WOULD-- WE WOULD JUST MAKE A FEW,

JUST WITH WHATEVER WE HAD LAYING AROUND.

IT WAS REALLY FUN.

- WITH YOUR DAUGHTER. AND THAT BROUGHT YOU JOY.

- YEAH. YEAH, IT DID.

- BUT YOU DON'T DO IT ANYMORE?

- NO TIME.

- THAT'S SAD. - THAT'S LIFE.

I WISH IT WAS DIFFERENT.

- HEY, MOM. DO YOU HAVE ANY SODAS?

- HEY, WILL, CAN YOU HAVE A LITTLE MANNERS PLEASE?

- OH, HI. - HI.

I'M CHRISTINE.

- SHE'S HERE FOR THE NANNY POSITION.

- THE BABYSITTER JOB? - YES, THE BABYSITTER JOB.

- YOU'RE THIRSTY?

WHY DON'T I MAKE SOME HOT CHOCOLATE?

- ARE YOU KIDDING? YEAH.

- OH, I DON'T, UH-- I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE ANY.

- OH, WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT I CAN WHIP UP.

- UM, YOU GO AHEAD AND DO THAT OR--OR DON'T DO THAT,

AND I'LL GO GET ALLY.

- [humming]

- HEY, HONEY.

ALLY?

I NEED YOU TO COME DOWNSTAIRS AND MEET SOMEONE.

- WHAT, ANOTHER BABYSITTER?

I TOLD YOU BEFORE, MOM.

I'M OLD ENOUGH TO WATCH WILL ON MY OWN

AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

- YOU'RE ONLY 12 YEARS OLD. THAT IS NOT OLD ENOUGH

TO STAY HOME ALL DAY BY YOURSELF.

IT'S ONLY A WEEK UNTIL CHRISTMAS,

AND THEN WE WON'T BE SO BUSY.

- CHRISTMAS. WHAT'S THAT?

- FUNNY. COME ON.

- [sighs]

- SHE SEEMS REALLY NICE.

WILL YOU BE POLITE PLEASE? - I WILL.

- I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS ONE.

- OH! YOU MUST BE ALLY.

- YEP, THIS IS ALLY.

- I'M MAKING HOT CHOCOLATE. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME?

- NAH, I GOT MYSELF A SODA.

- WAIT, YOU SAID THERE WEREN'T ANY SODAS.

- I SAID THERE WEREN'T ANY MORE FOR YOU.

- THAT'S NOT FAIR. - WHATEVER.

- OH, IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU, ALLY.

- SHE HID THE SODA. - AH.

- YOU DON'T NEED SODA.

- [gasps]

- OH, BUT YOU DO NEED SOMETHING TO STIR IT WITH.

- [laughs]

[magical shimmering]

WOW.

- THAT'S REALLY GOOD. - YEAH?

OH, YOU GOT THE JOB.

[laughs]

- YEAH, SO, THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR DAILY ACTIVITY SCHEDULES.

WILL'S GOT HIS BASKETBALL AND ALLY'S GOT HER DANCE CLASS.

- AWW. - YEAH,

AND YOU JUST HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT PATIENT

WITH HER AND HER DANCING,

'CAUSE SHE LOVE, LOVE, LOVES IT,

BUT SHE'S JUST-- SHE'S JUST SHY ABOUT IT.

- SHE JUST NEEDS TO BE ENCOURAGED.

- THAT'S A NICE SENTIMENT,

AND I AM AS SUPPORTIVE AS I CAN POSSIBLY BE

WITH MY SCHEDULE THE WAY IT IS AND ALL.

ANYWAY, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING, RIGHT?

- YES.

- GREAT. - SEE YOU THEN.

- OKAY, SEE YOU THEN. - OKAY.

- HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. - GOOD NIGHT.

- OH. [blows air]

OOF.

WHAT IS "RAIN CHECK"?

[magical shimmering]

OH.

- RIGHT? - NORTH POLE, HUH?

- YEAH, TOTALLY. - [laughs]

- WHAT ABOUT THE TREE LIGHTING? THAT'S GOING TO BE SO AWESOME.

- I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, LIKE,

THE MOST AWESOMEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

- YEAH. - YOU KNOW...

- THAT'S WHY WE CAME. - I HAVE TO ADMIT,

THEY DO MAKE THIS LOOK PRETTY COOL.

- IT'S PRETTY COOL, RIGHT? - YEAH, I MEAN, I HAVE TO ADMIT.

- AND THEN THEY DECORATE IT IN, LIKE, THE LIGHTS, AND--

- I LIKE THE GREENERY. WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY GOT IT?

- [laughs] - WHAT?

- YOUR NURSERY, YOUR NURSERY.

[crowd chattering]

- SO DID YOUR PARENTS END UP HIRING THE, UH--

- CHRISTINE? YES.

UNFORTUNATELY.

- I LIKE HER, 'CAUSE SHE MAKES REALLY GOOD HOT CHOCOLATE

AND SHE LOVES CHRISTMAS, JUST LIKE I DO.

AND SHE'S FUNNY. - [chuckles]

- YEAH, BUT WE DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER.

I MEAN, I'M OLD ENOUGH TO WATCH WILL ON MY OWN.

- AHA, SO IT'S NOT HER,

BUT IT'S WHAT SHE REPRESENTS.

OKAY. I BUY THAT FROM YOU.

JUST KEEP HER AROUND, THOUGH. YOU KNOW, FOR ME.

- OH, UNCLE DAVID.

YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON CHRISTINE.

- NO. ME? NO.

I JUST DON'T LIKE...

PEOPLE OUT OF WORK DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

- OKAY, YEAH. - [chuckles]

- RIGHT. - MM-HMM.

[applause and cheering]

- BRAVO! MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- WHOO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

- I FEEL SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE YOU HERE

ALL ON YOUR OWN ON YOUR VERY FIRST DAY,

BUT I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GO, BECAUSE SCOTT CALLED,

AND HE SAID THAT HE IS JUST SWAMPED.

- IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU WANT ME TO DO?

- WHAT IS TODAY? - TUESDAY.

- TUESDAY, IT'S TUES--

OH, MAN, THIS SEASON JUST GOES BY SO FAST.

UH, TUESDAY, THEY HAVE NOTHING TODAY.

THANK GOODNESS. THAT'S PERFECT.

YOU CAN JUST HANG OUT.

YOU CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

- WE'LL BE FINE.

I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

- OH, ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT'S CHRISTMAS,

AND CHRISTMAS MEANS LOSING TRACK OF TIME.

- CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL.

- CHRISTMAS IS A WHOLE LOT OF WORK,

IS WHAT CHRISTMAS IS, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE TO GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE A LIFESAVER.

- NOT YET.

GOOD MORNING, WILL.

- DO YOU HAVE A CANDY CANE?

[magical shimmering]

- WOW!

- WHY DON'T YOU PUT THAT DOWN,

SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY OUR DAY?

- BUT-- - PLEASE?

I NEED YOUR COMPLETE ATTENTION.

- OKAY.

- OKAY.

[magical shimmering]

- COOL! DO IT AGAIN.

- IF I DID IT TOO OFTEN, IT'D SPOIL IT.

DON'T YOU DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS?

- ON CHRISTMAS EVE...

WITH ALL THE STUFF THEY DIDN'T SELL.

WE DO IT EVERY YEAR,

AND THEN WE TAKE IT DOWN ON CHRISTMAS DAY

AND SELL THE STUFF THAT DIDN'T GET TOO MESSED UP.

- DON'T YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL DECORATIONS?

- IN A BOX SOMEPLACE, I THINK.

- OR ON SALE AT THE STORE.

- GOOD MORNING, ALLY.

ISN'T IT A BEAUTIFUL DAY?

- SAVE IT FOR THE ELF.

- WHAT? - THE ELF.

- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

- YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE HE'S ALWAYS IN A GOOD MOOD,

AND IT'S "CHRISTMAS THIS" AND "SANTA THAT."

- CANDY CANE?

WHOA, IT'S CHRISTMAS TOAST!

- HOW'D YOU DO THAT? - [chuckles]

- I WANT A REAL TREE THIS YEAR.

- YOU DON'T GET A REAL TREE?

- NO, MOM AND DAD SELL FAKE TREES.

LIKE, THE COLORED KINDS.

LIKE, PINK AND BLUE.

- PINK AND BLUE?

HMM.

- BUT THEY'RE REAL METAL AND PLASTIC.

- ALLY? WAIT.

ALLY, I WANT TO PLAY A GAME

TO HELP US GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

WE COULD ASK EACH OTHER QUESTIONS.

UH, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

WE'LL TRY IT OUT.

- CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY FREE THROWS?

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

- IT'S BASKETBALL.

- OH.

I DON'T THINK I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.

SORRY, WILL. - IT'S OKAY.

- CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? - YES.

ASK ME ANYTHING.

- OKAY, CAN I GO TO MY ROOM NOW?

- NO.

- WHAT IS YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH THIS YEAR?

- OKAY, I-- IT'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

I WANT A GOOD PART IN THE DANCE RECITAL.

I HAVE A TERRIBLE PART AGAIN THIS YEAR.

- THAT'S A GOOD WISH.

- CAN I GO TO MY ROOM NOW?

- YES.

BUT NOT UNTIL WE LISTEN TO WILL'S CHRISTMAS WISH.

- I WANT TO PLAY BASKETBALL WITH DAD

AND SING CAROLS AND HAVE DECORATIONS

AND A REAL TREE.

- WELL...

WHAT IF WE DECORATED YOUR ROOMS?

- YEAH, WITH LITTLE TREES.

- UNCLE DAVID OWNS A NURSERY.

- WELL, HOW ABOUT WE GO GET THOSE TREES NOW?

- YEAH, COME ON.

- COME ON, WE'RE GOING. - ALL RIGHT.

- YOU OWN ALL THESE PLANTS AND TREES?

- THIS IS MY NURSERY. - WONDERFUL.

- I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

- WELL, I NEED TO GET THEM BACK

SO THAT WE CAN DECORATE THEIR ROOMS.

- WELL, HAVE FUN,

AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY MORE HELP

OR IF YOU NEED ANY SUGGESTIONS.

- OH, I'D BE HAPPY FOR SUGGESTIONS.

- WELL, THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU LET ME

TAKE YOU OUT TO A NICE DINNER

AFTER YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD DECORATING THEIR ROOMS.

- I'M--I, UH-- [chuckles]

I DON'T THINK--

- JUST GO OUT WITH HIM. OKAY, HE'S A NICE GUY.

I MEAN, HE IS OUR FAVORITE UNCLE.

- [laughs] I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

- OKAY.

- THANK YOU FOR THE TREES.

- YOU ARE WELCOME. BYE.

- LET'S TAKE YOU TWO TO LUNCH.

AND THEN GET BACK TO THE HOUSE TO DECORATE.

- BE SAFE, BUCKLE UP. LOVE YOU GUYS.

- BYE, UNCLE DAVE. - BYE, UNCLE DAVID.

[faint chatter]

- SO YOU'VE NEVER HAD A HOT DOG?

- NO, NEVER, BUT YOU TWO CAN ORDER WHATEVER YOU WANT.

- OKAY, HI. - HEY.

- UM, I'M GOING TO HAVE IT WITH KETCHUP,

MUSTARD, AND CHEESE, PLEASE.

- YES. - AND I'M GOING TO HAVE

RELISH AND, UH, KETCHUP. - COMING UP.

- WHAT ARE HOT DOGS MADE OF?

[magical shimmering]

- OOH.

- WERE YOU TALKING TO A BOOK?

- NO.

- NO, I WAS JUST LOOKING SOMETHING UP.

IT'S NOTHING. [chuckles]

SIR, HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

- OKAY, YOU GOT THREE DOGS AND THREE DRINKS.

THAT'LL BE $7.50, MA'AM.

- OH!

THANK YOU, ALLY.

$5. - ALL RIGHT.

- SEVEN...$7.50?

- YES. - MM-HMM.

- OH, DON'T SEE MUCH OF THESE ANYMORE.

HEY, THANKS A MILLION, MA'AM.

- THANK YOU.

- CHRISTINE, WHERE DID THAT MONEY COME FROM?

- HEY, THERE'S SANTA!

- WILL! WILL, WILL, WILL!

- STOP! [car horn honking]

- SORRY, IT'S SANTA. I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

- IT'S NOT EVEN THE REAL SANTA.

IT'S JUST A GUY IN A SANTA SUIT,

ASKING PEOPLE FOR MONEY.

- WELL, ALLY'S RIGHT. IT ISN'T THE REAL SANTA,

BUT I BET HE COULD GET A MESSAGE TO HIM.

- COME ON. - OKAY.

- EXCUSE ME, SANTA.

WILL HERE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.

- SHH.

YES, WILL?

- CAN YOU REALLY SEND A MESSAGE TO SANTA?

- I THINK I CAN DO THAT.

'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT A GOOD BOY YOU ARE, WILL.

- I DON'T WANT ANY GIFTS THIS YEAR.

I JUST WANT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BACK IN MY FAMILY.

WELL, MY MOM AND DAD.

- WELL, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THE MESSAGE, WILL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.

AND YOU, TOO, ALLY. [laughs]

AND YOU.

SANTA WANTS YOU TO KEEP SPREADING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

DON'T GET OFF TRACK.

- YES, SIR.

- [laughs]

- [laughs]

- YEAH, IF WE COULD GET A COUPLE OF CHEESE STEAKS,

WITH, UH, GRILLED ONIONS AND PEPPERS?

- WHAT DID HE MEAN, "OFF TRACK"?

AND HOW DID HE KNOW MY NAME?

- WILL MUST HAVE SAID IT.

- THAT WAS A GOOD SANTA.

HE LOOKED REALLY REAL.

- HE SURE DID.

- SO YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA LIKE WILL DOES.

- ABSOLUTELY.

HMM... - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- THIS.

POPCORN GARLAND, FOR THE TREES.

- BUT POPCORN IS FOR EATING.

- COME ON.

[playingUp on the Housetop]

- ♪ UP ON THE HOUSETOP

♪ REINDEER PAWS

♪ OUT JUMPS GOOD OLD SANTA CLAUS ♪

♪ DOWN THROUGH THE CHIMNEY

♪ WITH LOTS OF TOYS

♪ ALL FOR THE LITTLE ONES' CHRISTMAS JOYS ♪

♪ HO, HO, HO

♪ WHO WOULDN'T GO?

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, WILL? - IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD A TREE IN MY ROOM.

- LET'S GO DO ALLY'S. - OKAY.

- ♪ DOWN THROUGH THE CHIMNEY WITH OLD SAINT NICK ♪

- [scoffs]

WELL, WHAT IS THIS?

- I HAVE NO IDEA.

all: ♪ DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY ♪

♪ FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

♪ 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY ♪

♪ FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? - OH, HI.

WE WERE HOPING TO FINISH BEFORE YOU GOT BACK.

- FINISH WHAT?

- WE DECORATED OUR ROOMS FOR CHRISTMAS.

WE MADE ALL THAT STUFF.

EXCEPT FOR THE TREE.

- YOU MADE ALL THOSE ORNAMENTS? - YEAH.

- SURE DID. - MM-HMM.

- WELL, CHRISTINE, WE USUALLY DECORATE TOGETHER,

AS A FAMILY TRADITION, ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

- WELL, NOT THEIR ROOMS.

- YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED.

- OF COURSE.

I'M SORRY. I WILL ASK IN THE FUTURE.

- THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.

WHERE'D YOU GET THIS? - CHRISTINE MADE IT.

THERE'S ONE ON WILL'S TREE TOO.

- YOU EVER THINK ABOUT MAKING THESE TO SELL?

- YEAH, I THINK WE COULD GET $20 A PIECE FOR THOSE.

- THAT'S, UH--

- I COULDN'T SELL WHAT I MAKE FOR CHRISTMAS.

- ARE YOU SURE?

- I'M SURE. - OKAY.

WELL, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU LET US KNOW.

- HEY, KIDS, WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS AND CLEAN UP

THAT GIGANTIC MESS THAT YOU LEFT, PLEASE.

CHRISTINE WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO GO HOME SOON.

- MOM, COME ON. - WE MADE A MESS.

WE SHOULD GO CLEAN UP LIKE YOUR MOM SAYS.

COME ON, GUYS.

- OKAY. - WELL.

THAT IS REALLY WELL-MADE. PRETTY.

- HOW DID IT GO?

- THEY TIGHTENED MY RETAINER AGAIN.

I MEAN, I HAVE TO WEAR IT EVERY NIGHT.

IT'S LIKE PUNISHMENT FOR NOT WEARING IT

ISN'T ENOUGH OR SOMETHING. - [laughs]

YES, WELL, NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT THAT THING IS ALL ABOUT,

IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

STRAIGHT TEETH MAKE YOU LOOK BETTER,

NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE.

EVERYBODY UP NORTH HAD STRAIGHT TEETH.

- EVERYONE? - EVEN THE ANIMALS.

- [chuckles]

SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING UP NORTH IS PERFECT.

WHY'D YOU LEAVE?

- OH, I'M JUST HERE TO HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

[chuckles]

HOW ABOUT SOME ICE CREAM?

- YEAH. - [laughs]

- THIS IS GOOD. THANKS.

- YOU'RE SO WELCOME.

OH, WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING.

WE NEED TO DROP YOUR BROTHER OFF AT BASKETBALL

AND GET YOU TO DANCE.

- IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I CAN'T DANCE.

- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

- IT'S TRUE.

MOM SAYS I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT.

MAYBE I SHOULD. - NO.

NOT IF YOU LOVE IT.

- MOM USED TO COME TO MY LESSONS ALL THE TIME.

- WELL, WHAT IF WE WORK REALLY HARD

TO GET YOU A GOOD PART IN THE DANCE RECITAL

AND MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH COME TRUE?

- IT'S TOO LATE TO GET A GOOD PART

IN THE DANCE RECITAL.

THE CHRISTMAS FAIR RECITAL IS NEXT WEEK.

I WALK IN, PUT A STAR ON THE TREE,

AND WALK OUT.

THEN THE DANCE STARTS... WITHOUT ME.

- IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.

- WANNA BET?

[piano playing]

♪

[scattered applause] - WHOO.

COME ON, GIRLS, YOU MISSED YOUR CUE.

YOU HAVE TO COME ON RIGHT AS ALLY LEAVES.

[scoffs] NEVER MIND.

WE'LL PICK THIS UP TOMORROW.

DON'T BE LATE.

JOHN, I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

- BYE. - BYE.

- WILL. - CAN WE GO NOW?

- IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

YOU TWO WAIT IN THE LOBBY.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GO DO?

- I'M GOING TO SPREAD SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER.

EXCUSE ME. - UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

- YES.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT ALLY REALLY ISN'T DANCING.

WHY IS THAT?

- WELL, WE ASSIGN PARTS BASED ON A LOT OF FACTORS.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

- THIS IS A CHRISTMAS RECITAL,

AND CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT SHARING AND GIVING,

AND SHE REALLY WANTS TO DANCE.

- WELL, WE ALL WANT TO DO THINGS WE CAN'T DO.

I'D LIKE TO BE THIN.

- WELL, YOU COULD EAT LESS AND EXERCISE.

THAT WORKS REALLY WELL.

- EXCUSE ME?

WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?

- I AM ALLY'S FRIEND,

AND GET READY TO SEE SOME DANCING.

ALLY HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO DO IT.

[phone dialing]

- SO SHE SAID YOU CALLED HER FAT?

- NO. SHE CALLED HERSELF FAT.

I JUST AGREED WITH HER.

- [laughs]

[laughter]

- BUT, HONEY, IT'S NOT FUNNY.

- YES, IT IS. - NO.

- YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU JUST KEEP BEING YOURSELF.

THE KIDS REALLY SEEM TO LIKE YOU,

ESPECIALLY WILL.

- I KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE WILL HAPPY.

HE ASKED ME TO HELP HIM WITH HIS FREE THROWS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

MAYBE YOU COULD HELP HIM WITH THAT.

- WELL, AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO DO THAT,

IT'S OUR PRIME TIME OF THE YEAR.

I JUST CAN'T.

- THEY NEED YOUR ATTENTION.

- CHRISTINE, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE SO CONCERNED

ABOUT OUR KIDS, I REALLY DO,

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A SHORT TIME,

AND IT'S REALLY OUR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS' NEEDS.

- YOU'RE RIGHT.

I SHOULD BE GOING. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

- OKAY. NIGHT.

- I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

[knocking at door]

- FOR ME?

- [laughs] WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE.

ALLY MENTIONED HOW HARD SARA WAS ON YOU,

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT THOSE MIGHT HELP.

- THANK YOU.

SARA AND SCOTT ARE REALLY HARD TO GET THROUGH TO.

- WELL, YOU'RE IN LUCK,

BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE AN EXPERT ON THAT VERY SUBJECT,

AND CAN HELP YOU OUT.

BUT THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO

HAVE DINNER WITH ME FIRST.

- THANK YOU FOR DINNER. - OH, MY PLEASURE.

- SO HAVE SARA AND SCOTT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS?

- WELL, UH, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,

SCOTT IS FOCUSED WHEN IT COMES TO THAT BUSINESS.

HE'S INCREDIBLY DRIVEN.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE ALREADY HAD ONE BUSINESS FAIL,

AND HE'S NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

- BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT HE'S MISSING OUT

ON THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.

- I KNOW. TRUST ME, I KNOW.

- IT WAS WILL'S CHRISTMAS WISH. HE EVEN TOLD SANTA.

- WELL, HEY, SHOOT, IF HE TOLD SANTA,

THAT MAKES IT A DONE DEAL, DOESN'T IT?

- YES.

YES. I KNEW YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.

YES, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS HELP SANTA MAKE IT HAPPEN.

- YOU'RE SERIOUS.

YOU STILL BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS.

- WITH ALL MY HEART.

- WELL, THEN, YOUNG LADY.

IF IT IS A REAL SANTA YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, YOU ARE IN LUCK.

I'M RIGHT HERE. COME ON.

- WHAT? YOU'RE NOT-- YOU'RE NOT SANTA.

OH, THIS IS GREAT! - YEAH, RIGHT?

SO WE CLOSE THE STREET DOWN AND WE HAVE VENDOR BOOTHS,

AND THERE'S FOOD AND THERE'S GAMES,

AND--WELL, HERE WE BUILD THE STAGE.

- OH, FOR ALLY'S DANCE RECITAL.

- THAT'S RIGHT. YES. UM, SO I SPONSOR THE FAIR.

- MUST BE VERY TIME-CONSUMING.

- UH... NOT EXACTLY,

BECAUSE MOST OF WHAT I DO INVOLVES WRITING THE CHECK.

WE HAVE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS THAT DO ALL THIS HARD WORK,

BUT ALL THE MONEY WE RAISE

GOES TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS DINNERS

FOR FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT.

LAST YEAR, WE DELIVERED OVER 200 FULL FAMILY DINNERS.

- THAT'S WONDERFUL.

YOU DO ALL THAT FOR CHRISTMAS? - YEAH.

EVERY CHRISTMAS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR.

NOTHING BEATS IT.

- CAN I HELP YOU? I WANT TO HELP YOU.

- I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT.

COME HERE.

SO BECAUSE I AM THE SPONSOR,

I GET TO CHOOSE WHO PLAYS SANTA.

I CHOOSE...ME.

[laughter]

SO WHAT--SOCIAL SERVICES, THEY BRING OVER

A GROUP OF UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS,

AND I GIVE OUT GIFTS

THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED FROM THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

EVERY YEAR, I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME GIVE THESE GIFTS OUT.

I WAS HOPING THAT MAYBE...

YOU COULD BE MY ELF.

- WHAT?

- YOU'D HAVE TO WEAR THE ELF COSTUME,

BUT, UH, I THINK YOU'D LOOK REALLY GOOD IN IT.

- I, UM-- IT'S SO LATE.

I HAVE TO BE AT THE VANCAMPS' EARLY.

I-I'M HELPING ALLY WITH HER DANCING.

- OKAY.

- HEY, CHRISTINE, YOU THERE?

HOW'S IT GOING?

- IT'S NOT.

SARA AND SCOTT AREN'T RESPONDING TO ANYTHING I SAY OR DO.

- I'M SORRY.

- I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THIS.

THE CHILDREN, THEY ARE LOVELY AND WONDERFUL.

I'M CRAZY ABOUT THEM.

- YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED.

- I'M NOT. OKAY?

- PLEASE DON'T BREAK THE RULES! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DISAPPEAR.

- I'M NOT GOING TO DISAPPEAR.

I, UH... I HAD DINNER WITH DAVE.

- YOU WAITED TO TELL ME THAT LAST?

- I FEEL DIFFERENT AROUND HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR WHAT TO DO.

HEY, WILL'S IN HIS ROOM, READING.

YOU READY?

- I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THIS ANYMORE.

- WHY?

- THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT.

- BECAUSE YOU AREN'T IN THE RECITAL?

- EXACTLY.

- YES, BUT ANSWER ONE QUESTION FOR ME.

WHY AREN'T YOU DANCING WITH THE OTHER GIRLS?

YOU MUST KNOW THE ANSWER.

COME ON, ALLY.

- I'M SCARED.

OKAY, WHENEVER I HAVE TO DANCE

IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

- WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF? YOUR TEACHER?

- NO.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I USED TO DANCE WITH MY MOM,

AND SHE WAS SO GOOD.

I NEVER REALIZED HOW GOOD UNTIL I ACTUALLY SAW

A COUPLE OF HER VIDEOS A FEW YEARS AGO.

AND AFTER THAT, I JUST DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

- SO YOU JUST STOPPED?

- WELL, I-I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MYSELF ANYMORE,

AND I WANT TO LEARN, I DO, IT'S JUST HARD.

I DANCE LIKE CRAZY IN MY ROOM...

ALONE.

- AND YOU NEVER TALKED TO YOUR MOM ABOUT IT?

- WELL, I TRIED TO ONCE,

BUT SHE GOT A CALL ABOUT THE STORE

AND RAN UPSTAIRS.

- YOU MOM IS BUSY.

HER ATTENTION ISN'T WHERE IT SHOULD BE,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE DOESN'T LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY.

- FEELS GOOD TELLING SOMEONE.

- [chuckles]

YOU STILL LOVE DANCING.

- I DO.

- SO WHY NOT JUST DANCE FOR YOURSELF?

ACT LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING.

- YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY...

WHEN IT'S NOT.

I STILL WON'T BE AS GOOD AS MY MOM.

- DON'T YOU KNOW HOW PROUD YOUR MOM WOULD BE

TO SEE THAT YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON SOMETHING YOU REALLY LOVED?

- I DON'T KNOW. YES.

- ABSOLUTELY YES, AND YOU KNOW IT.

[gasps]

- THANKS, CHRISTINE.

- YOU'RE WELCOME, ALLY.

- I CAN'T JUST PUSH MY WAY IN WITH THE OTHER GIRLS.

- WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

SO, INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T DO,

LET'S FOCUS ON SOMETHING YOUCANDO.

- OKAY.

I WALK IN, PUT A STAR ON THE TREE,

CURTSY, AND LEAVE.

IT'S NOT MUCH. - YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

LET'S START WITH THAT.

HERE'S YOUR STAR.

- OKAY, SO YOU WANT ME TO WALK IN, CURTSY, AND LEAVE?

- WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,

BUT I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE.

I DO. - SO IN THE BEGINNING,

YOU HAVE THE ENTIRE STAGE TO YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO?

- I-I COULD DO MY OWN DANCE?

- I KNEW YOU'D FIGURE IT OUT.

- COOL.

- GO AT IT.

- THEY LOVE IT HERE. - GOOD.

- THEY COME HERE OFTEN? - UH, THEY DO, YEAH.

THEY LIKE TO COME AND HELP OUT, MOVE STUFF AROUND.

- THEY ARE GREAT HELPERS. - THEY ARE GOOD HELPERS, YEAH.

- [sighs]

- SO THIS IS IT.

IT'S SORT OF ALL OF OUR DOMESTIC STUFF...

- BEAUTIFUL. - THAT WE SHIP AROUND THE STATE.

HERE'S FLOWERS, CHRISTMAS TREES. - OH, I LOVE THE FLOWERS.

- [chuckles] SO THESE ARE PETUNIAS.

THOSE ARE MARIGOLDS THAT YOU'RE SMELLING.

- OH, I LOVE THE COLORS!

- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

- NOTHING. - THAT'S RIGHT, NOTHING.

- YOU GUYS ARE STRANGE.

- YEAH. [mouthing words]

- [chuckles]

- TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

ONE, TWO-- - OKAY.

OKAY, IT'S ENOUGH.

I MEAN, IT'S FUN AND ALL, BUT IT'S TIRING.

- GOOD. GOOD.

JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO GO AGAIN.

- ARE YOU SURE WE STILL HAVE TIME?

I MEAN, WILL STILL HAS HIS GAME AND ALL.

- OH, WELL, I THINK WE HAVE AN HOUR BEFORE WE NEED TO BE THERE.

- OKAY.

OH, NO. I JUST REMEMBERED,

IT'S MY TURN TO BRING SNACKS AND DRINKS

FOR ALL THE GUYS ON THE TEAM.

- QUIT WORRYING, WILL. MOM WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.

- WOULD YOU FEEL BETTER IF I CALLED HER TO MAKE SURE?

- YEAH.

[overlapping chatter, phone ringing]

- WHICH I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT MUCH...

[phone ringing] BUT YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE

LOVE THAT COLOR, AND SO IT'S GREAT.

UM, AND, LIKE, ALL OF THEM-- [phone ringing]

- SHE'S NOT ANSWERING.

- WELL, SHE'S PROBABLY ON HER WAY.

- I HOPE SO, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD COME UP WITH A BACKUP PLAN.

YOUR SISTER'S NOT AFRAID OF A LITTLE HARD WORK.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, WILL?

- YOU WANT ME TO DANCE?

[laughter] - NO!

I WANT YOU TO HELP US MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS COOKIES.

- DO WE HAVE TIME?

- I'M A CHRISTMAS COOKIE EXPERT.

WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME IF WE WORK TOGETHER,

SO LET'S GET STARTED.

[Tchaikovsky's March of the Toy Soldiers]

♪

AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO CARRY... [magical shimmering]

TWO VERSIONS OF GREEN.

♪

[magical shimmering] AH, RED SPRINKLES.

♪

I HAVE PRETTY MUCH EVERY SHAPE.

♪

LOOKS GOOD.

NOT BAD.

GOT TO GET YOU TWO CLEANED UP.

- IF MOM BRINGS SNACKS, CAN WE STILL EAT THESE?

- YOU BET. - YES!

- THIS IS SO FUN.

[buzzer]

[cheers and applause]

- NICE.

[overlapping chatter]

- TOSS IT! - GOING HEADS-UP.

[audience ohs]

[overlapping chatter]

- WHAT IS WILL DOING?

- I THINK HE'S LOOKING FOR MOM.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S COMING.

- THERE WE GO!

- AND WE STILL NEED DRINKS.

I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN BUY SOME FRUIT DRINKS

FROM THE SNACK BAR.

- WHAT IS "SNACK BAR"?

[magical shimmering]

OH. YES, WONDERFUL IDEA, SNACK BAR.

OKAY. OKAY.

IS THIS-- IS THIS ENOUGH?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- OKAY.

AH.

OKAY, IF YOU GET THE DRINKS, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

- OKAY. THANK YOU. - THANKYOU,ALLY.

[cheers and applause]

[audience ohs]

- YEAH. SET IT UP. SET IT UP!

- NICE STEAL. TAKE A SHOT!

[cheers and applause] [buzzer]

- WE'RE IN THE PLAY-OFFS! WE WON!

- GOOD JOB!

- MOM'S HERE?

- UM, NO.

UM, WELL, CHRISTINE BOUGHT THESE.

- OH. THANKS, CHRISTINE.

- YOU'RE WELCOME, WILL.

- YOU WANT ONE? - SURE.

- CONGRATS. - GOOD JOB.

- MY MAN!

- UNCLE DAVID! - MY MAN! HOW'D IT GO?

- AWESOME. WE WON. - YOU WON! OH, DUDE,

I'M SO BUMMED I MISSED IT. I'M SORRY.

HI. - HI.

- DID YOU ENJOY THE GAME?

- YES. YOU MISSED A GOOD ONE.

- SO WHERE'S MOM? WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT

DECORATIONS FOR THE CHRISTMAS FAIR.

- SHE'S NOT HERE.

- OH. I'M SORRY, BUDDY.

- IT'S OKAY.

- SO HOW MANY POINTS YOU SCORE?

- I DON'T KNOW. WE WON.

- OH, HONEY, I AM SO SORRY.

- BUT YOU REMEMBERED TO COME SEE UNCLE DAVID.

- WELL... [sighs]

I PROMISE I'M NOT GONNA MISS THE NEXT ONE, SWEETHEART.

I PROMISE YOU, OKAY? - IT'S OKAY.

CHRISTINE MADE THE SNACKS,

GOT DRINKS, AND WATCHED THE GAME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME ANYMORE. SHE CAN DO IT.

- [scoffs] HONEY, YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

COME ON. YOU DON'T MEAN-- OF COURSE,

CHRISTINE IS NICE AND ALL, BUT THAT'S WHY WE PAY HER.

WE PAY HER TO BE HERE. THAT'S WHY SHE'S HERE.

DAVE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DECORATIONS

THAT YOU NEED FOR THE FESTIVAL LATER, RIGHT?

AND YOU JUST TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF.

I'VE GOT IT. JUST SEE YOU TOMORROW, OKAY?

COME ON, KIDS. COME ON, GUYS.

- BYE, GUYS.

- HOW WAS IT? WHAT HAPPENED? DID YOU GUYS WIN?

- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M DOING HERE.

THINGS ARE WORSE THAN WHEN I CAME.

- THAT IS SO NOT TRUE. SARA IS WAY OUT OF LINE,

AND FEELING A LITTLE GUILTY, I THINK, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

- IS IT? - YES!

LOOK, THE MORE THAT ANYONE CAN MAKE HER REALIZE THAT

HER KIDS AND CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE HER PRIORITY, THE BETTER.

- I JUST WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL I COULD DO

FOR THE KIDS, AT LEAST, IF NOTHING ELSE.

- I HAVE AN IDEA.

HOW ABOUT I THROW A TREE IN THE TRUCK,

COME OVER TOMORROW, AND WE DECORATE THE WHOLE HOUSE?

ALL OF US, TOGETHER.

- REALLY? WHAT ABOUT SARA?

SHE SAID I NEED TO ASK IF I WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.

SHE'S VERY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR TRADITIONS.

- I'LL TAKE THE HEAT. I'LL SAY IT WAS ALL ME.

IN FACT, IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.

WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?

- YES!

ANYTHING THAT BRINGS MORE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

INTO THEIR HOUSE MAKES ME HAPPY!

THANK YOU!

- UM.

- I LIKE THAT.

- ME TOO.

- I MEAN, DECORATING... THE TREE.

- THE TREE.

- AH! I COME BEARING GIFTS. - [laughs]

- PERFECT. - YES. DON'T YOU DARE HELP ME.

- OKAY. ALL RIGHT. - I GOT IT.

- RUN AHEAD.

THE KIDS ARE GONNA BE SO EXCITED.

- OH, I HOPE SO.

- KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED.

HOLD ON, JUST A FEW MORE STEPS.

DON'T OPEN. DON'T OPEN.

READY, SET...

OPEN!

- VOILA!

- A REAL TREE! - OH, MY GOSH!

- OH, MY GOSH!

both: THIS SMELLS SO GOOD! - OH, YEAH.

- [laughs] - AND I BROUGHT

A COUPLE EXTRA LIGHTS FROM THE NURSERY.

YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE WE MIGHT NEED THEM.

- PRETTY COOL.

WAIT, DO MOM AND DAD KNOW ABOUT THIS?

- NO, BUT THIS WAS ALL ME. THIS WAS ONLY ME.

- I SEE.

- BUT JUST IMAGINE CHRISTMAS MORNING.

YOU'RE IN YOUR PAJAMAS,

YOU'RE IN THE LIVING ROOM, THE WHOLE FAMILY,

SANTA CAME, THE FIRE'S ON, THE STOCKINGS ARE FULL.

- THAT'S WHAT I WANT. - I KNOW, WILL.

- YEAH, BUNCH OF CANDY. WHAT?

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S DECORATE. - LET'S DO IT!

- YEAH, I KNOW WHERE THE ORNAMENTS ARE.

- OH, YEAH. GET THE ONE THAT WE MADE.

- ARE YOU SURE IT'S IN ONE OF THESE?

- YEAH, I THINK SO.

IT HAS ALL THE ORNAMENTS WILL AND I MADE FOR THEM.

- WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE ORNAMENTS FROM LAST YEAR?

THERE WERE A TON OF 'EM.

- WELL, THEY TAKE 'EM BACK TO THE STORE AFTER CHRISTMAS,

AND PUT THEM ON THE SALE TABLE.

- NOT REALLY? - YES, REALLY.

- IT'S OKAY. WE'LL MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL.

- AHA! HERE WE GO.

- OH! - OH, YES.

- BLUE AND RED ORNAMENTS.

- RED, MORE RED. [gasps]

YELLOW! - GREEN, GOTTA HAVE GREEN.

[jazz music]

♪

- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS.

- IT NEEDS SOMETHING MORE.

[magical shimmering]

- CANDY CANES!

- OH, MY GOSH. WHAT DO YOU CARRY IN THERE?

- [chuckles]

- ♪ OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

- WE DID GOOD.

♪ THAT CONSTANT FAITH AND HOPE SUBLIME ♪

[feet tapping] - OH, YEAH.

- [vocalizing]

- OH, YEAH.

GET THE GROOVE ON. - [laughs]

- "GET YOUR GROOVE ON." - WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?

- WHAT? NO, NO. NO!

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

- COME ON. - ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

OH, OH! WAIT. - TRY THIS.

- WHOA, HERE WE GO. - [laughs] WHOO!

- OH, SOMEONE'S DONE THIS BEFORE.

- [laughs] - OKAY. ALL RIGHT,

I CAN GET USED TO THIS. - [laughs]

OH, YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

THIS IS GREAT. - LET'S GIVE, UH...

I'LL TRY. WHO-OA! - WHEE!

- DON'T DROP HER! OKAY.

- [laughs] - ALL RIGHT,

HEY, HOW CAN I REFUSE? - IT'S FUN.

[laughter] WHOO!

- OH, WOW. WHAT A DAY, HUH?

- YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE GREAT?

- WHAT'S THAT? - DECEMBER 26th.

- OH, NO KIDDING.

all: ♪ JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS ♪

♪ JINGLE ALL THE WAY - OH!

all: ♪ OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ♪

♪ IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

- HEY! OH, HEY, SIS!

- MOM, ISN'T THIS GREAT?

- [scoffs]

NO, IT'S, UH-- IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU RIGHT NOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM.

- WHOA, BEFORE YOU GET MAD,

I BOUGHT THE TREE. IT WAS MY IDEA.

- NO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

I-I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD DO THIS.

- ME.

- NO. WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S NOT TRUE--

- DAVID, IT'S TRUE. IF I WASN'T HERE,

THE TREE WOULDN'T BE HERE.

- WELL, THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.

I ACTUALLY APPRECIATE SOME HONESTY.

- SERIOUSLY? WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

- THE BIG DEAL IS THE FACT THAT WE DO THIS TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.

THIS HOW WE CELEBRATE. THESE ARE OUR TRADITIONS.

- OH, I'M SORRY, BUT WE DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM.

- I REALIZE THAT, AND I DIDN'T MIND

THE DECORATING OF THE KIDS' ROOMS.

IT'S THEIR CHRISTMAS BREAK,

AND THEY NEED SOME SORT OF ACTIVITY,

BUT I REALLY--

I FEEL LIKE YOU REALLY OVERSTEPPED

YOUR BOUNDS HERE, CHRISTINE,

'CAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO TOGETHER

AS A CHRISTMAS TRADITION, AS A FAMILY.

- NO, MOM. YOU KEEP SAYING THAT,

BUT IT'S NOT A TRADITION, OKAY?

IT'S JUST--IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU DID BECAUSE--

BECAUSE YOU GUYS OWN A STORE NOW,

AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT A TRADITION.

- I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.

- NO, MOM. SHE'S RIGHT. - YOU BE QUIET, PLEASE.

- SARA, PLEASE--

- MOM, CHRISTINE'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL.

I MEAN, SHE'S HELPED ME WITH MY DANCING, AND...

AND--AND SHE SAVED WILL AT HIS GAME.

- WHEN YOU WEREN'T THERE. - YEAH,

AND SHE MADE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AGAIN.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU TWO GO UPSTAIRS

WHILE WE TALK THIS OUT.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? - NO.

- WE'RE STAYING-- - UPSTAIRS, BOTH OF YOU, NOW.

- DO AS YOUR PARENTS ASK, PLEASE.

- [sobbing] PLEASE?

- CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BEING HOME WITH YOUR FAMILY

AND SINGING AND DANCING AND CELEBRATING

AND BEING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

THAT'S CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN WANT

FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR?

- HONESTLY, CHRISTINE, I--

[scoffs]

I DON'T THINK THIS JOB IS WORKING OUT FOR YOU,

AND I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD

PROBABLY GO FIND SOME OTHER SORT OF EMPLOYMENT.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU TO LEAVE NOW, PLEASE.

- THANK YOU, DAVID.

- WAIT, THAT'S IT?

THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA SAY?

- I FAILED. - NO, YOU DIDN'T.

DON'T YOU SEE THAT YOU GAVE THOSE KIDS

THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEEDED

AND YOU OPENED THEIR PARENTS' EYES?

- I DON'T THINK SO. SARA ASKED ME TO LEAVE.

- GIVE SARA A LITTLE TIME.

SHE IS A GOOD PERSON AND SHE'S A SMART PERSON.

SHE'S GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.

- I JUST--I NEED TO GO BACK UP NORTH.

- PLEASE, DON'T DO THAT. JUST--

- SHE'S NOT GONNA CHANGE HER MIND.

- I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SARA.

I'M TALKING ABOUT ME.

- DAVE... DAVID.

- I'M SO CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

YOU ARE THE-- YOU'RE THE SWEETEST,

MOST HUMBLE, MOST HONEST,

GENTLE PERSON THAT--

DON'T YOU LIKE US?

- OF COURSE.

- OKAY, THEN.

- NO. NO, WAIT.

I'M SORRY. I-I HAVE TO GO.

PLEASE, DON'T FOLLOW ME. - CHRI--CHRISTINE!

- CHRISTINE?

- I FAILED YOU, SANTA.

I FAILED CHRISTMAS.

- WELL, YOU BROKE THE RULES.

- I KNOW.

- YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO COME HOME?

- YES.

- I UNDERSTAND.

BELIEVE ME, YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ELF

THAT THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO...

AND YOU WON'T BE THE LAST.

AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE

YOU HAVE A GROWING INFATUATION WITH DAVID.

- IS IT THAT APPARENT?

- [laughs]

YOU ALSO ESTABLISHED A STRONG BOND WITH THE CHILDREN.

- HOW COULD I NOT?

- IT'S AGAINST THE RULES.

YOU HAVE TO WALK THAT THIN LINE AND NOT CROSS IT.

- DOES THIS MEAN I'M GOING TO DISAPPEAR LIKE THE OTHERS?

- LIKE WHAT OTHERS? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- THE ONES WHO TOOK THE SAME KIND OF ASSIGNMENTS AS ME

THAT DIDN'T COME BACK.

EVERYBODY KNOWS.

- YOU DON'T THINK AN ELF HAS A RIGHT TO HER OWN DESTINY?

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK RIGHT NOW.

- IF YOU LEARN ONE THING FROM THIS,

NOBODY DISAPPEARED.

- BUT THEY DID.

THEY NEVER CAME BACK.

- THEY CHOSE NOT TO COME BACK.

- WHAT?

- JUST LIKE THEM, YOU CAN CHOOSE THE SAME THING.

WE DON'T TELL YOU THAT GOING IN,

BECAUSE, WELL, IT MIGHT GET IN THE WAY

OF YOU COMPLETING YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

- YOU MEAN, I COULD STAY?

- YOUR LIFE IS YOURS, JUST LIKE ANY FREE BEING.

- BUT I DIDN'T CHOOSE ANYTHING.

- YOU'RE HERE. YOU CHOSE.

- NO. NO, I DIDN'T.

DID I?

I'M SO CONFUSED.

- LOOK, CHRISTINE,

A LOT OF WHAT YOU DID, YOU DID VERY, VERY WELL.

[laughs]

- THANK YOU, SANTA. - ABSOLUTELY.

- HE KISSED YOU ON THE LIPS?

- [laughs]

- WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

- SCARY AND WONDERFUL AND EXCITING AND...

LIKE CHRISTMAS AT THE SAME TIME.

- OH.

[sighs]

[horn honks]

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. MM!

[knocks]

- CHRISTINE, LOOK, I NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT HAPPENED,

AND... PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR.

CHRISTINE?

[knocks]

CHRISTINE?

CHRISTINE?

- I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT CHRISTINE SAID.

- HMM.

- YOU THINK SHE'S RIGHT?

- I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE.

- [laughs] NO.

- WHAT? - YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

THE ONE WHO SAYS EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

- I MEAN, COME ON, YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT,

THAT IS ONE GREAT-LOOKING TREE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE WE HAD

RIGHT AFTER ALLY WAS BORN, REMEMBER?

- YEAH.

- THERE WAS ALMOST NOTHING ON IT,

AND IT WAS STILL COMPLETELY BEAUTIFUL.

GOD, WE HAD NOTHING THEN,

AND THOSE WERE THE BEST CHRISTMASES.

I NEVER WANTED THEM TO END.

- YEAH, AND NOW ALL WE WANT IS FOR CHRISTMAS TO BE OVER.

[sighs]

- MAYBE WE ARE RUINING CHRISTMAS FOR THE KIDS.

- AH, I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE KIDS WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

- NO.

- NEITHER DO I.

- WE'RE REALLY PATHETIC. - YEAH.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CHANGE SOME THINGS AROUND HERE.

[knock at door]

- LEAVE ME ALONE.

- OKAY.

- NO. WILL.

I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE MOM.

- [sighs]

DO YOU THINK WE'LL EVER SEE CHRISTINE AGAIN?

- I DON'T KNOW. I HOPE SO.

I WANT HER TO COME TO MY RECITAL TOMORROW.

- I JUST WANT HER TO COME BACK.

I DON'T WANT HER

TO HAVE TO SPEND CHRISTMAS ALL ALONE AND SAD.

- YEAH. ME EITHER.

- WHERE WILL SHE GO?

- I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, SHE SAID SHE WAS FROM UP NORTH,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE.

GONE?

- GONE.

- WELL, I DON'T KNOW. DID YOU TRY HER NUMBER?

- ALL I GET IS, "THIS IS NOT A WORKING NUMBER."

- WELL, HOW ABOUT WHERE SHE LIVES?

- I WENT.

NOT ONLY WAS SHE NOT THERE,

BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF HER EVER EVEN BEING THERE.

- HOW COULD SHE BE GONE ALREADY?

- I JUST WISH I KNEW WHERE SHE WENT.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOT EVEN PROOF THAT SHE WAS EVER EVEN HERE.

- THERE IS.

UNCLE DAVID, THERE IS.

- WHAT IS THAT?

- IT FELL OUT OF HER PURSE.

- OKAY.

- AND--AND SHE TALKS TO THE BOOK.

- THE BOOK? - YEAH, I SAW HER.

AND SHE HAD A PURSE THAT MADE MONEY

AND COOKIE CUTTERS AND CANDY CANES.

COME ON, YOU SAW THAT ONE.

THE PAGES ARE BLANK.

THAT'S GREAT.

JUST... YOU LOOK AT IT.

- UH...

Y-YOU DO IT.

- WHERE'S CHRISTINE?

WILL!

WILL! WILL!

CHRISTINE DID KNOW SANTA!

SHE'S FROM THE NORTH POLE! WILL!

WAKE UP, YOU DORK!

UNCLE DAVID!

HE WENT TO FIND CHRISTINE.

- HE COULD BE ANYWHERE.

- WE'VE GOT TO FIND HIM.

- LOOK, SIS, ALLY AND I ARE GONNA GO RIGHT NOW AND FIND HIM.

SURE. IF YOU WANT TO. IT CAN'T HURT. OKAY.

YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE COMING HOME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE WE SHOULD START LOOKING?

- WE NEED TO CHECK THE PARK FIRST.

[engine starts]

- WE NEED TO TALK.

WILL HAS RUN AWAY.

- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- THANKS, SANTA.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- YOU'RE NOT SANTA.

- YEAH. YEAH, I AM. HO, HO, HO.

- WELL, IF YOU ARE, DO YOU KNOW WHERE CHRISTINE IS?

- CHRISTINE?

UH, I DON'T KNOW ANY CHRISTINE.

- OKAY, THANKS.

AND IF YOU CAN TAKE WISHES,

I WANT CHRISTINE BACK, OKAY?

CAN YOU SEND THAT TO THE REAL SANTA?

- UH, I-I GUESS.

YEAH, YEAH. SURE, KID. YOU BET.

- OKAY, AND ONE MORE QUESTION.

WHICH WAY IS NORTH?

- UH...

THAT WAY, I THINK.

- OKAY, THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, KID. ME--MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HOW ARE YOU?

- YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE HE IS.

YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE BOY AND GIRL.

- I DO.

- PLEASE DON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO HIM.

HE'S SUCH A GOOD LITTLE BOY.

- MM-HMM.

[magical shimmering]

- WHAT IS THIS?

- THAT IS A TEAR.

YOU'RE CRYING,

SOMETHING THAT ELVES GENERALLY DON'T DO.

- [whispering] I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY. THEY WON'T STOP.

- I KNOW. - WHY WON'T IT STOP?

- [chuckles]

[sighs]

- WILL!

WILL!

- WILL!

- [sighs]

- DO YOU KNOW WHERE ELSE HE MIGHT BE?

- I-I DON'T KNOW. - ALL RIGHT. WILL!

- WILL!

- THERE YOU GO. - THANK YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

- CAN I HELP YOU?

- HI, CAN I PLEASE GET A TAXI?

- CERTAINLY, YOUNG MAN. HOLD ON.

- THANKS.

[whistle blows]

- RIGHT THIS WAY.

- WHERE TO?

- UP NORTH.

- OH, WELL, THAT'S A LONG TRIP.

DO YOU HAVE MONEY FOR THAT SORT OF THING?

- I HAVE $12.

- WELL, OKAY, THEN. UP NORTH IT IS.

[laughs]

SO, ARE YOU ON A BUSINESS TRIP?

- NO. I'M GOING TO FIND MY FRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS.

MY MOM WAS MEAN TO HER, AND THEN SHE LEFT.

- I SEE.

DID YOU, UH--DID YOU TALK TO YOUR MOM ABOUT THAT?

- NO, BUT SHE--

- DON'T YOU THINK SHE'LL BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU?

- OKAY, YES, BUT CHRISTINE--

- YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE MY SON,

I WOULD MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO FIND YOU.

I'LL BET YOUR PARENTS FEEL EVEN STRONGER THAN THAT ABOUT IT.

- BUT I DON'T WANT CHRISTINE TO BE ALONE ON CHRISTMAS.

- TELL YOU WHAT.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM, HUH?

[laughs]

- WILL?

- WILL! - WILL!

- WHY DON'T WE JUMP IN THE CAR AND DRIVE?

MAYBE HE'S JUST ON HIS BIKE. - OKAY.

- MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL THE POLICE.

- ALL RIGHT. - WILL!

- WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S THIS?

- WHAT?

- OH! WILL, BUDDY.

- HE WAS IN A CAB? OH, MY GOD.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? COME HERE.

- OH, HONEY. HONEY.

- [laughs]

- HEY, GUYS.

- YOU GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK. HI, BABY.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHERE'D YOU FIND HIM?

- I KNEW WHERE TO LOOK.

- OKAY, UH, DO I OWE YOU ANY MONEY OR ANYTHING?

- NO. NO MONEY.

- OKAY.

UH, LISTEN, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO PAY YOU BACK?

I MEAN--

- WELL, YOU COULD DECORATE YOUR HOUSE.

IT--IT LOOKS LIKE A FUNERAL HOME.

- MY--

UH, YOU GOT A POINT THERE.

- [laughs] - I WILL.

- [laughs]

- HEY, LISTEN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING WILL BACK.

- IT'S MY PLEASURE.

- ALL RIGHT.

- WHERE DID YOU GO?

- I WENT TO FIND CHRISTINE.

- [laughs] HELLO, ALLY.

- YOU KNOW CHRISTINE, DON'T YOU?

- YES, WE ARE ACQUAINTED.

- UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THE REAL SANTA OR NOT...

- [laughs]

- CAN YOU GET A MESSAGE TO CHRISTINE?

- I CAN DO THAT. - OKAY.

UM, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL HER

THAT WE REALLY WANT HER TO COME BACK?

PLEASE?

- I CAN PASS THAT ALONG.

- THANK YOU.

- IT'S MY PLEASURE.

NOW, I HAVE TO GO,

AND YOU HAVE A RECITAL TO GET READY FOR.

[laughs] BYE, ALLY.

[chuckles]

- BYE.

- OKAY, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE YOU WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.

- HE KNEW ABOUT MY RECITAL. - REALLY?

- YEAH.

- HE TOLD ME TO DECORATE THE HOUSE.

- HE DID? - HE WINKED AT ME.

- THE CAB DRIVER? - YEAH.

- YEAH. - THAT IS WEIRD.

- THAT IS WEIRD. COME ON. LET'S GO INSIDE.

- MAYBE WE SHOULD DECORATE THE HOUSE, THOUGH.

- SANTA, MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU?

- YES, CHRISTINE, WHAT IS IT?

- I KNOW WHAT I WANT.

- I MISS CHRISTINE.

YOU KNOW, SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.

- I KNOW SHE WAS.

[sighs]

HEY, WHAT DID YOU ASK SANTA FOR?

I REALLY WANT TO KNOW.

- TO DANCE.

ACTUALLY DANCE AT THE CHRISTMAS RECITAL.

- OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK THAT NEXT YEAR, YOU'RE GONNA END UP

WITH A MUCH BETTER PART IN THE RECITAL.

'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE RIGHT HERE TO HELP YOU.

I'M GONNA BE HOME A LOT MORE NOW.

- REALLY? - REALLY.

'CAUSE YOUR DAD AND I TALKED ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT,

AND WE DECIDED THAT THE STORE

IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE RIGHT NOW,

AND THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO CUT BACK AT WORK

AND LET THE EMPLOYEES TAKE SOME MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

- THAT'S GREAT, MOM.

- I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART. I LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU TOO. - [laughs]

- [sighs]

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, WILL.

- SURE.

- [sighs]

- ARE YOU OKAY, UNCLE DAVID?

- NO, WILL, I'M NOT.

I'VE JUST GOT A LOT ON MY MIND.

- I MISS HER TOO.

I MEAN, I WISH SHE COULD JUST SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH US.

SHE LOVED CHRISTMAS.

- [sighs]

SHOULD WE DO THIS?

LET'S DO THIS.

[overlapping chatter]

- OKAY. GOOD LUCK. YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT.

NEXT YEAR, WE'RE REALLY GONNA GET 'EM.

- NO, MOM. WE'LL GET 'EM TONIGHT.

MOM, THIS IS FOR YOU.

AND CHRISTINE.

- WHAT IS? - YOU'LL SEE.

- COME ON, ALLY. YOU'RE ON FIRST.

- I LOVE YOU.

- OH, I LOVE YOU.

- OKAY, WATCH ME. - OKAY, BREAK A LEG.

- OKAY. HAVE FUN. - BYE.

[overlapping chatter]

- SHE IS SO EXCITED. - REALLY?

- YEAH, SHE JUST GAVE ME A BIG HUG

AND TOLD ME SHE LOVED ME.

- [laughs] THAT'S GREAT.

- [laughs]

I JUST STILL FEEL SO BAD

'CAUSE I WISH I HAD BEEN HERE

TO HELP HER PREPARE FOR THIS.

- OH, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

[cheers and applause]

- WELCOME. MERRY CHRISTMAS. OKAY.

[applause]

[Tchaikovsky's March of the Toy Soldiers]

♪

[cheers and applause]

- I GOT MY CHRISTMAS WISH!

I GOT TO DANCE! I GOT TO DANCE!

- I KNOW. YOU WERE SO GREAT.

- HONEY, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

- THANKS, MOM. - [laughs]

- THAT WAS FANTASTIC. MWAH!

- I LOVE YOU, DAD. - I LOVE YOU TOO.

- I JUST WISH CHRISTINE WAS HERE TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW?

- OH, UNCLE DAVID WANTS YOU TO BE HIS ELF THIS YEAR.

HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE COSTUME IS IN THE STORE.

- YEAH?

WELL, I'D LOVE TO BE AN ELF TONIGHT.

- COME ON.

- [laughs] WOW.

[bells chiming]

- IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE.

HERE IT IS.

- THANKS.

[magical shimmering]

CHRISTINE! - CHRISTINE!

- [laughs]

- WE MISSED YOU. - I MISSED YOU TOO.

[laughs]

- WE WILL GET STARTED IN JUST A MINUTE.

SANTA HAS TO WAIT FOR HIS ELF.

HO, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? - ARIEL.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

[magical shimmering]

YOU'RE LATE.

- I CAME AS FAST AS I COULD.

- YOU LOOK AMAZING.

AND THE EARS ARE A NICE TOUCH.

NOW, WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

- YES, WE DO!

LET'S START WITH CASSIDY. - HI, CASSIDY.

- SHE'S BEEN A VERY GOOD GIRL THIS YEAR.

- OH, WELL, WE HAVE SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. - THANK YOU.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- OH.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I WAS SO WRONG AND YOU WERE SO RIGHT.

- WELL, IT ISN'T ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG.

IT'S ABOUT FAMILY. AND CHRISTMAS.

- WE COMPLETELY LOST SIGHT OF WHAT CHRISTMAS WAS ABOUT,

AND WE'RE NEVER GONNA DO THAT AGAIN.

- COME HERE. - [laughs]

- OH, I LOVE YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- I LOVE YOU. I'M SO SORRY.

- SEEING YOU ALL HERE TOGETHER IS ALL I NEED.

- DO YOU HAVE ANYWHERE TO SPEND CHRISTMAS?

- I DON'T. FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DON'T.

- WELL, THEN YOU ARE SPENDING IT WITH US, OKAY?

- I WOULD LOVE THAT.

- GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. [laughs]

- LISTEN, DO YOU HAVE TIME

TO HELP ME PUT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP?

- YES, OF COURSE. OF COURSE. GET 'EM READY.

I'VE GOT TO, UH, CHANGE. - ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, THEN. - OKAY.

- [sighs]

I REALLY LIKE YOUR EARS.

THEY LOOK AWFULLY REAL.

- THANK YOU.

IF, UM, I WAS A REAL ELF,

WOULD THAT BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU?

- IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM IN THE LEAST.

- LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN MY PURSE.

- WELL, THEN.

[laughter]

- ♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

[overlapping chatter]

- REALLY SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?

- MM-HMM.

[overlapping chatter]

[melody toWe Wish You A Merry Christmas]

♪

- THANK YOU.

- THERE YOU GO.

- IT'S TRUE.

- OH, WHAT-- I LOVE THAT COLOR.

- MOM.

- OH. - UH-OH.

- HEY, DAD. - YEAH?

- FOR YOU, SARA.

- OH, MY GOODNESS. - FOR YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- DAD, YOU GOT ME A BOX?

- THANK YOU, DADDY.

♪

- [gasps]

- THANK YOU.

- THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

- OH.

- CHRISTINE, THANK YOU.

[overlapping chatter]

[melody to O Christmas Tree]

♪

- [chuckles]

[laughs]